1. Are there any external resources used?
Answer: No
2. Can the component maintain the same role in the mechanism/system once it is fixed?
Answer: No
3. Does the adaptation change the characteristics of the system?
Answer: Yes
9) Clown fish, Amphiprioninae
Clown fish are found in tropical waters near reefs where they can find shelter in anemones (“Clown Fish”). Clown fish have the ability of changing their gender from male to female if their environment changes to better suit females. One instance of this is if the female of a pair were to die. The male would go through physiological changes of his color, size, markings, and sexual organs (Peacock, Richard). The body would also start to produce gametes instead of sperm (Peacock, Richard). The mechanisms on how they exactly change from male to female are still being researched but it is evident that they are intricate, complex, and deliberate. Clown fish changing from male to female is key to the survival of the population because if the majority of the females were to die then it would take a long time to reproduce males to replace all of the females
“Clown Fish.” Clown Fish (Amphiprioninae). A-z Animals, 2013. Web. Retrieved March 4, 2015, from http://a-z-animals.com/animals/clown-fish/.
Peacock, Richard. “Sex Change in Nature – Coral Reef Fish.” Sex Change in Nature. Evolution, 2014. Web. Retrieved March 4, 2015, from
http://evolutionfaq.com/articles/sex-change-nature-coral-reef-fish.
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